William Floyd United Teachers (WFUT) is proud to announce the return of their annual 1,000 Coat Giveaway, an event, now in its third year, dedicated to keeping local families warm and supported this holiday season. The giveaway will be held on Saturday, November 15, in the William Floyd High School west gym beginning at 11 am until supplies run out.

The William Floyd varsity gymnastics team completed an amazing regular season with a 9-1 overall record and a second-place finish in League I. With this performance, the Colonials qualified for the team county championships for the third consecutive year and will look to avenge their only loss of the season against Smithtown. The Section XI team championships take place today, Monday, November 10, at 4 pm at Hauppauge High School. Section XI charges admission for the county championship. The cost is $9.40 per ticket ($8 plus $1.40 service fee). Children 12 and under are free.

Moriches Elementary students recently let their creativity shine as they participated in the 46^th annual “Great Pumpkin” contest! This time-honored tradition challenges students and their families to carve pumpkins into the most unique designs they can come up with (family assistance is allowed and encouraged!). The final designs then get judged by a team of faculty and staff members at Moriches Elementary based upon their creativity, originality and craftmanship.

William Floyd’s Virtual Backpack is a one-stop resource for events and offerings from school/community organizations. This backpack is focused on elementary schools only.

Eighth grade art students from Timothy Kosta’s class at William Floyd Middle School and Jillian Santoro’s class at William Paca Middle School recently took a field trip to the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx! They visited the Botanical Gardens to see the limited time Van Gogh’s Flowers exhibit, which featured botanical displays and large-scale pieces of art that showcased the beauty of the flowers that served as an inspiration for the iconic Vincent Van Gogh.  

Eight student-musicians from William Floyd High School recently earned New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State recognition, one of the highest honors a high school musician can earn in New York State! These talented All-State musicians will have the opportunity to perform alongside their fellow top NYS high school musicians on December 6-7 at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, NY!